BIPOC Authors

Mind Your Manners

By: Sara Jane Ho

Narrated by: Sara Jane Ho

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Founder of a global etiquette school and star of her own Netflix series Sara Jane Ho teaches readers how to thrive socially in a variety of situations, in person and online. Etiquette, Sara Jane says, is the glue that holds society together. Humans are social creatures, after all—we need connection to survive. But with global cultures in flux... Read more

The Kiss Countdown

By: Etta Easton

Narrated by: Angel Pean

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut.

Risk-averse event planner Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to lose her apartment. With no choice but to gamble on her shaky start-up, the last thing she needed was to run into... Read more

I'll Give You a Reason

By: Annell López

Narrated by: Chanté McCormick & Torian Brackett

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The vibrant stories in I’ll Give You a Reason explore race, identity, connection, and belonging in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. A young widow goes on her first date since her husband’s death and finds herself hunting a bear in the woods with a near stranger. An unhappy wife compares her mother’s love spells and... Read more

La princesa y el guerrero

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

Narrated by: Christian Barillas

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh da vida a una querida leyenda mexicana ¡Mención de Honor del Premio Pura Belpré al Ilustrador y un Libro Infantil Notable de ALA/ALSC! Itza era la princesa más hermosa de la tierra, y muchos pretendientes viajaban de todas partes para cortejarla. Aun siendo la hija del emperador, Itza no quería casarse con un... Read more

My Black Country

By: Alice Randall

Narrated by: Alice Randall

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author presents “a celebration of all things country music” (Ken Burns) as she reflects on her search for the first family of Black country music.

Country music had brought Alice Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history:... Read more

Courage and Confidence

By: Nicole O. Salmon

Narrated by: Nicole O. Salmon

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever felt like you're living a subpar version of yourself? Have you given God your yes, but still struggle to step into your full potential? If so, it's time to tap into your God-given potential, embrace your unique identity, and live a purpose-filled life. In Courage and Confidence, Nicole Salmon provides the tools you need to evict... Read more

Ill-Fated Fortune

By: Jennifer J. Chow

Narrated by: Catherine Ho

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Felicity Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom’s apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, California. Her mother’s enchanted baked goods, including puffy pineapple buns and creamy egg tarts, bring instant joy to all who consume them. Felicity has always been hesitant in the kitchen herself after many failed attempts,... Read more

The Stone Home

By: Crystal Hana Kim

Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell, Sue Jean Kim, Intae Kim & Gr...

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

“It is a privilege to read Crystal Hana Kim’s fiction, which both edifies and enlightens.” —Min Jin LeeA hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center—a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically... Read more

Ash Dark as Night

By: Gary Phillips

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In the follow-up to One-Shot Harry, fearless crime photographer and occasional private eye Harry Ingram finds himself in the LAPD’s crosshairs after capturing damning evidence of police brutality.

An atmospheric dive into a city on the brink that’s brimming with remarkable historical detail, Ash Dark as Night is perfect for fans of Walter Mosley... Read more

The ManServant Guide to Modern Chivalry

By: Dalal Khajah & Josephine Wai Lin

Narrated by: Emily Tremaine

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A vibrant and feminist rewrite of the rules of chivalry in the spirit of Porn for Women and Men to Avoid in Art and Life.

Tired of bros and do-nothing daddys, sick of misogynistic behavior in the boardroom, and frankly dreading yet another bachelorette party with a stripper, Dalal Khajah and Josephine Wai Lin founded the service company... Read more

From Come Over To Come Home

By: Jahquel J.

Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith & La'Rey Aris

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Wren Michelle is the top real-estate agent in North Carolina. She resides in Brookwood, an upcoming city in North Carolina filled with young professionals. A single mom by choice, her only concern is her daughter, her career, and trying to successfully co-parent with her first love. She thought she would have been married while raising her child... Read more

Habitations

By: Sheila Sundar

Narrated by: Priya Ayyar

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A young academic moves from India to the United States, where she navigates first love, a green card marriage, single motherhood, and more in this “delightful novel, written with immediacy, warmth, and wry humor” (Ha Jin, National Book Award­–winning author of Waiting).

Vega Gopalan is adrift. Still reeling from the death of her sister years... Read more

The Mango Tree

By: Annabelle Tometich

Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This “witty, humorous, and heartfelt“ (Cinelle Barnes) memoir navigates the tangled branches of Annabelle Tometich’s life, from growing up in Florida as the child of and a Filipino mother and a deceased white father to her adult life as a med-school-reject-turned-food-critic.

When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June... Read more

Dead Girls Walking

By: Sami Ellis

Narrated by: Tamika Katon-Donegal

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Temple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood. Her father is the North Point Killer, an infamous serial killer known for branding his victims. He was the talk of countless true crime blogs for years. Some say he was possessed by a demon.

Some say they never found all his victims. Some say that even though he’s now behind bars, people are still... Read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

Narrated by: Risa Mei

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New... Read more

A Great Country

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Named an ELLE BEST BOOK OF 2024Named a BEST or MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR by Readers’ Digest, Elle Magazine, CondeNast Traveler, Publishers’ Weekly, Indigo, ZibbyMag, Goodreads, BookBub & more “A deeply moving, layered portrait of the hopes, dreams and fears a family carries as ‘other’ in the face of the modern American Dream."" --... Read more

Nowhere, Exactly

By: M.G. Vassanji

Narrated by: Raoul Bhaneja

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world.

Home is never a single place, entirely and unequivocally. It is contingent. The abstract "nowhere," then, is the true home.

M.G. Vassanji has been exploring the immigrant experience for... Read more

Claiming Keaton's Sanctuary

By: Sherelle Green

Narrated by: Sean Crisden & Wesleigh Siobhan

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever wonder if revealing your secrets will be the missing piece to finding your soulmate?



KEATON



They say I'm one of the good ones, whatever that means. While most of my family work against the law, I work for it . . . somewhat. Being a Crowne comes with certain responsibilities, but it's hard to shine when people expect you to be brilliant all... Read more

Maya's Laws of Love

By: Alina Khawaja

Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"A charming, funny, and unique twist on challenging the laws and traditions that shape us."
—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly

A bride-to-be convinced she’s cursed in romance finds her luck changing—at exactly the wrong time.

Maya Mirza is so convinced she’s unlucky in love that she’s come up with a list of laws to... Read more

One In The Chamber

By: Robin Peguero

Narrated by: Zion Jang

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From a former U.S. House spokesman and Senate speechwriter, a group of junior staffers working on Capitol Hill find themselves in the middle of a political standoff in this satirical novel.

Iowa Farm boy Cameron Leann is new to Washington, D.C., joining a group of employees working for a powerful cohort of U.S. Senators known as The Gang of Six.... Read more

Race and Education

By: Kalwant Bhopal

Narrated by: Kalwant Bhopal

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Why is our education system unequal?
How does race play a part?
Is Britain still institutionally racist?

Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all... Read more

Spirit of the Century

By: The Blind Boys of Alabama

Narrated by: Phil Morris

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues. The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal... Read more

How We Named the Stars

By: Andrés N. Ordorica

Narrated by: Christian Barillas

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his family’s hopes and dreams—and the burden of sharing his late uncle’s name. Daniel flounders at first, but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves from brotherly banter to something more intimate,... Read more

Where Rivers Part

By: Kao Kalia Yang

Narrated by: Pamela Xiong & Kao Kalia Yang

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).

Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the... Read more